Eamonn (given name)
Éamon is an masculine Irish given name. It is an Irish form of the English Edmund,[1] which is derived from an Old English name containing the elements ēad ("prosperity, riches") and mund ("protector").[2] An alternate form of Éamon is Éaman and Éamann. Anglicised forms of Éamon are Eamon and Eamonn.[1]
List of people with the given names
- Éamon de Valera, Irish republican volunteer (IRA member) turned politician; elected as both Taoiseach and President of Ireland
- Éamonn Ceannt, Irish nationalist (executed for role in the 1916 Easter Rising)
- Eamon (singer), Eamon Jonathan Doyle, professionally known as Eamon, an American R&B singer-songwriter
- Eamon Collins, Irish Republican Army volunteer who later turned against the organization; later murdered
- Eamon Keane, actor
- Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer
- Eamonn Andrews, Irish television personality
- Eamonn Butler, British economist, the director of the Adam Smith Institute.
- Eamonn Campbell, Irish musician
- Eamonn Casey, Roman Catholic Bishop Emeritus (Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland)
- Eamonn Coghlan, three time Olympian and retired runner
- Eamonn Darcy, professional golfer
- Eamonn Duggan, Irish lawyer, nationalist and politician
- Eamonn Holmes, Northern Irish television personality
- Eamonn Keane (weightlifter)
- Eamonn Kissane, Irish politician; former Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach
- Eamonn McCann, Northern Irish journalist, writer and activist
- Eamonn Walker, British actor
Fictional
- "Eamon Yzalli" is an alias used by Corran Horn in the Star Wars expanded universe novels.
See also
References
- ^ a b Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
- ^ Hanks, P; Hardcastle, K; Hodges, F (2006) [1990]. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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